Gary Neville has hailed Ruben Amorim's decision to cut Marcus Rashford after claiming he should be “gone”. The Manchester United forward was a surprise omission from the Red Devils’ squad for their 2-1 win in the Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon. It is the latest blow for the United academy graduate across what has been a rollercoaster season.
Speaking ahead of the game, Amorim attempted to explain why Rashford and fellow absentee Alejandro Garnacho were both missing. The Portuguese mentioned “training performance, game performances and engagement with teammates” as potential reasons. And United icon Neville has praised Amorim for making the brutal decisions as he attempts to get the Red Devils back on track. Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “I don’t know about their long-term future but what’s really clear is he’s mentioned engaging with team-mates. He’s mentioned standards.
"So, he’s given us clues as to what’s happened over the last few days that they’ve been moping. Not doing their bit around the training ground, engaging with their teammates properly, standards in training. “And he’s gone ‘no, I'm not having it, I’m not accepting it.’ And good on him because for far too long we’ve seen players mope around that pitch and still continue to get a game. ‘Oh he’s on the bench’ No. It’s got to be non-negotiable. If you don’t give your all in your job, you’re gone.”.
